About

Maha is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on bringing people together. We curate and produce cultural experiences with the goal of positively impacting the economic vitality of our home city, Omaha.

Our main event, Maha Festival, is a four-day celebration of music and discovery that takes place the third week of August every year.

HISTORY

Founded as Maha Music Festival in 2009, the event has grown steadily since its inaugural fest, which took place in front of a humble crowd at Lewis and Clark Landing on the Omaha riverfront. Since then, the music festival has grown from one day to two, moved to its home at Aksarben Village, and expanded a ton by incorporating a number of celebrated and creative community partnerships into the mix.

Maha Discovery was established as the Big Omaha conference in 2009. Over the next decade, this unprecedented event hosted names like Gary Vaynerchuk and Marc Ecko, representing industries ranging from journalism to software development — all with the backdrop of the burgeoning Silicon Prairie. In 2018, Big Omaha permanently joined with Maha Music Festival and hosted the “10th and final” event of its kind. Now, the core of Big Omaha will live on at Maha: its celebratory spirit, infectious enthusiasm, and commitment to the future of our region.

FUTURE

Maha is evolving to become an annual collection of experiences that reflect the diverse cultural aspects of our community and region — a broad mix, ranging from live music to food & drink showcases, art installations to film screenings, speaker events to fashion shows, and the many creative ventures in between.